Which Celebrity Makes The Best Holiday Cookie?

We're reviewing cookie recipes from Taylor Swift, Mariah Carey, Melania Trump, and Jessica Alba. We have a holiday cookie showdown!
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[@sydneyprice9868]

I feel like this wasn’t really a fair assessment because he definitely rolled everything way too thin, and seemingly added a bit too much flour to most of them as well. That being said Taylor’s do sound like the most interesting/delicious of the bunch!

[@tracielau]

I like my sugar cookies at that thickness but omg he over baked them 😭😭

[@edwardchestaro4879]

for real! everything seemed a little messy and all over the place

[@rambert6604]

ive made the chai cookies- mine came out a lot thicker and chewier :)

[@Riya-nj2wc]

you can find the actual recipe on tumblr or you can just google it. I'm pretty sure he made Taylor's recipe wrong

[@cinamonloveless4872]

Same thing i saying he can't bake

[@katy8605]

I feel like the person making the cookies made ALL the cookies dry. He said add flour to the consistency you want so it wasn't a specific flour amount

[@BeboRulz]

Exactly, that's NOT how you measure anything for baking

[@mirandadelgado408]

As someone who’s made Taylor swift’s cookies every year for at least the last 4 years, he made them wrong.

[@isabellasites7299]

Where did you find the recipe?

[@jamjam827]

where did he go wrong??

[@mirandadelgado408]

@@jamjam827 if he followed the recipe exactly and didn’t add extra flour, he rolled them waaaaaaaaaay too thin, over-baked them, and botched the icing

[@shreyasingh9642]

@@mirandadelgado408 ikr😭😭her cookies are amazing

[@parkerb2337]

@@mirandadelgado408 he really did lol.

[@Caitlin-rz1xe]

As a pastry chef, these techniques made me cringe 😬

[@meh9104]

That’s because he made them wrong.

[@meh9104]

@Queen Boo Woahh, calm down 😂

[@madisonniya233]

@Queen Boo uhm she/he is a chef Chile can u read? U sound childish.

[@madisonniya233]

@Queen Boo how tf is that joke💀?

[@madisonniya233]

@Queen Boo try hared next time😐

[@PerfectPerformances]

My best friend made Taylor’s cookies for my surprise Taylor Swift-themed birthday party and they were amazinggggg. She made them thicker so they were more chewy than crunchy!

[@caniputmybawlsinyojaw4321]

Damn now that’s one heck of a friend!

[@itz_tyraa2853]

Sounds like a great friend where did she get the recipe from?

[@dawntodusks5785]

I made them too, and they're really soft and good. Not thin and over cooked.

[@AMATCHALATTE]

@@itz_tyraa2853 Someone in the comments said it used to be on Tumblr, but you can search it up and find it somewhere else.

[@saadhiya8316]

@@itz_tyraa2853 Taylor posted it on her tumblr

[@lizzielove8254]

This deserves justice, we need a remake, cookies were rolled out too thin and he was a bit stingy with the icing when icing to 'his hearts desire'.

[@agatapawlowska6621]

Ikr??!! He barely added any

[@BigBadEvilGay]

Ask someone who makes Taylor's cookies three times each Christmas y'all did her dirty

[@BigBadEvilGay]

@LMAO LMAO it was posted in Seventeen magazine a couple years ago I think like 2004 or 2005

[@srujanadash6660]

@LMAO LMAO she posted it to her tumblr in 2014, you can find it on google

[@hoorx06]

@Queen Boo the laughing emoji won’t make ur fat-shaming comment any funnier 😄

[@lovearrowshoot5116]

@Queen Boo I’m pretty sure everyone here wants u to shut tf up, so take ur own advice cause u sound annoying af

[@hoorx06]

@Queen Boo no u

[@dmdoll77]

This is a horrible assessment. Rolled way too thin and over baked.

[@dawntodusks5785]

Yes, I was thinking the same way. Taylor swift cookies were not made correctly, they're actually really soft, and all the other cookies were way too then and over cooked.

[@vibe_oli]

Don't Be Toxic. Respect Them.

[@dmdoll77]

@@vibe_oli nothing I said was toxic. It’s a fair statement for what he did. And a lot of others shared the same thing. Don’t go policing people in comments.

[@caramel5988]

@@dmdoll77 u weird

[@indivd83]

That what I thought

[@laurenmichelle8399]

Is this guy even a baker? Cuz I think he’s making them worse then they should be

[@blueberrymochii]

Lol i dont think he is lol but he said he's a chef

[@saharaamazinglady]

No, according the the video he is a chef which is entirely different. Also note how he didnt chill his icing at all, and obviously watered down the icing to a runny consistency. Icing should not be runny.

[@09.]

No I don’t think he is because the eggnog icing was so runny but also Christmas icing is supposed to be runny but that was very runny

[@LauraW102]

@@saharaamazinglady he's making them according to the celebrities recipe. not his own. if the recipe doesn't say chill iceing for.... time he didn't do it.

[@jaylenchampagne9728]

rude😭😭

[@Zenmasterzzz]

We all know Taylor is the only one who makes them cookies, the rest of them have chef’s to make it

[@brightsideimperfection9740]

Um Mariah cooks herself (literally has posted about it on Twitter ) and has a cookie company sooooo

[@tami8458]

I love your theory.

[@raiden5386]

I severely doubt Taylor swift makes her own food

[@c.shadou1897]

Brandon Lungo she definitely does not make her own food every meal, but she appears to enjoy cooking from time to time. She’s also known for baking cookies for her fans for her secret sessions, so cookies are kind of her thing! But yeah, I don’t think any celebrities cook their meals as the norm

[@thvf2381]

@@raiden5386 she doesn't make her own daily meal ofc she has tight schedule but she does make her own cookies (it's an open secret that she loves to bake, since she was 15-16) and at secret sessions events, she made cookies for her fans who came over

[@stef6952]

He definitely made Taylor’s wrong LMAO

[@bipolarbarbie_]

my desi self gets highly offended when people call chai "chai tea" CHAI IS TEA so you're just saying tea tea just call it chai OR tea

[@swaralisameer4278]

I swear! I get offended easily.

[@FatimaMarques0890]

I feel you. Happens to me when people say Tamale when there's one or many. TAMAL if is one. TamalES if there are more than 1

[@xmhcix5310]

wait why do you get offended? not everyone knows that chai means tea 😭

[@bipolarbarbie_]

@@xmhcix5310 google exists

[@xmhcix5310]

​@@bipolarbarbie_ yes i'm aware, thank you, but i just don't understand why you would feel offended? i'm not desi so please correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't chai tea a type of tea? like the term 'chai tea' would literally mean 'tea tea' if translated, but 'chai tea' in itself is considered a certain type of tea, right? at least in america that's the case. like if a tea bag says 'chai' on it, people are going to make 'chai tea' with it (tea leaves boiled in milk, sugar, and cardamum). you can make it yourself and if you were to order it at a shop that's what you would receive. i understand that because the word 'chai' comes from your culture and hearing people say 'tea tea' may be strange, but it's not being used in an offensive way in the video?

[@saharaamazinglady]

No offense to this man, but can we get an actual baker? A chef is not a baker. He made the dough was too crumbley and dry, rolled them way too thin, definetly didnt chill the icing and for sure made the icing way too runny. A cookie should be thick enough to have that golden brown color on the outside but a soft middle and none of the cookies were that. Disappointed to see, I also feel like jessica alba's wouldve been better if done right. 😪🥴

[@helpmereach1ksubswithnovid534]

Keep your opinion to your self all your doing is tearing down his confidence no one likes people like that on the internet so stop

[@idontevenknowok8159]

@@helpmereach1ksubswithnovid534 this person’s comment was good criticism though. I feel like you’re being a bit too sensitive. He didn’t insult the person, he criticized the way the cookies were made which is completely fine.

[@junkomurata8192]

.......... :/

[@Yourmomm23]

@@idontevenknowok8159 it's not If she told him or them to get a actual chef learn the difference please

[@Yourmomm23]

Omg you so negative and disgusting and disrespectful grow up and keep it to your self your so pathetic

[@kateeden9723]

Why are they all so THINN?!?!?!?

[@chuuu4610]

Taylor’s known for cookies right? She’ll make a fine grandma one day

[@moemoney444]

Does she have kids?

[@user-be3iu9vz4s]

...or maybe she doesn't want to have kids??

[@nnnn-sc2im]

@@user-be3iu9vz4sok

[@azul3396]

I’m a simple person I see Taylor I click

[@bitchesyoucantmanage9749]

Swiftie❤️

[@saloni22815]

Yee

[@shreyasingh9642]

Same ♥️

[@hudamansoori2404]

same

[@avacrowley7616]

“she used stars but i used planes because she gotta get out of there” HAHAHHAHAHAHA OMG BYE-

[@RavenLarai]

omgggg you noticed that too!

[@suzannalytle2758]

It seems to me being a former American President is better than being president you still bring in a 6 figure salary (for the rest of your life) you have private security ( for life at no cost to you) and with Donald Trumps 8 properties a car collection including a motorcycle that's made from gold and more free time for his grandchildren to spend with him something tells me they are going to do just fine. although a plane is perfect they do have an ultra luxuries private jet.

[@quandalanglesmangle1106]

You have a cute dog 😊

[@devdattanandy1245]

I saw Taylor. I clicked. Who else with me? Proud Swiftie lurking here

[@geminicat1304]

same love her music

[@baywatcher13]

who called me? :)

[@alicia2619]

Hi legend

[@skunkamunkah]

I'M WITH YOU!!!!!!!!! LET'S GOOOOOO

[@pattyy884]

Moii

[@melorpio]

These cookies look way too thin

[@reputationcardigan3175]

3 people in the world are know for their cookies. 1:- Taylor Swift. 2:- Charlie from 13 reason why. 3:- You decide.

[@kelsey2333]

13 reasons why is trash. I hate the message they are sending

[@anaissj9797]

@@kelsey2333 No one said anything about the show. It was just mentioned for reference lol. Calm down

[@pattyy884]

@@kelsey2333 yeesh no hate! It’s not thaat bad

[@epcza13]

I feel like the guy baking the cookies didn’t do a good job if they were so dry...

[@sayomi23]

I'm terrible at baking but Taylor's sound so good i just might have to try

[@shahrinakternovera3715]

Nobody Me after watching taylor- 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀

[@skunkamunkah]

You hate her???

[@alicia2619]

@@skunkamunkah they have a Taylor pop so I think they might as in running towards her lol

[@Pinkpanda502]

@@skunkamunkah i think she only came for taylor

[@nirupamarajesh4745]

@@skunkamunkah i think they mean they just watched taylors part of the vid and bolted

[@AMATCHALATTE]

@@skunkamunkah They only came for Taylor's part of the video, and they left afterwards.

[@talhamushtaq4812]

If Taylor didn't win in the cookie bake off. I would have been so mad. Baking cookies is her vibe. So happy she won.

[@kshitijakarpe1753]

As an Indian I am never gonna understand concept of "Chai tea" 🙃🙃😂😂

[@Ann-so9yp]

Ifkr. It rubs me the wrong way. It's kind saying bread bread.

[@Icespark]

@@Ann-so9yp Pan bread= bread bread, sahara desert= desert desert

[@recoil53]

Because it's from a foreign language (to them) and it's one syllable. Most people aren't going to know, they were introduced to it as chai.

[@saloni22815]

Bruh

[@Beaker357.]

That was not 1/4 inch thick...

[@DoraIsCool]

I clicked so fast when I saw Taylor Swift

[@bubbles2215]

So what I learned from this is this guy can’t make cookies. They were all rolled too thin, and even if he can’t do pretty frosting at least just put an even amount on the cookies instead of putting next to none?? Why was he picked to do this?

[@melbell0865]

When can we go back to using celebrity chefs’ recipes? I want recipes I know are *guaranteed* to be delicious.

[@xoom328]

yes and first

[@pinkshamrock5590]

Agreed.

[@xbrandon2252]

You won't know that until you try it...

[@jennywright7690]

@@pinkshamrock5590 gb. B4 bu got Bev vbbbuy c. M to see how Y NBC V. U you ever

[@the.basement.trolls]

@@xbrandon2252 I agree

[@venusmars6633]

Taylor’s new album folklore and evermore out now

[@thatdesikudi]

Guys, let's get one thing out of the way...CHAI TEA MEANS TEA TEA! CHAI MEANS TEA AND TEA MEANS CHAI! OK! Sorry, I had to get it out of my system

[@felixhenson9926]

likewise for naan bread, sushi rice, and salsa just means sauce.

[@OJ_-wy8ql]

And then chai tea latte is basically tea tea milk 💀

[@thatdesikudi]

@@OJ_-wy8ql Exactly!

[@owenm5797]

Also for "nori seaweed"

[@pinkisaha2618]

Ikr !!!!! It annoys the heck out of me ,also what is naan bread ??? !!!! Ik you don't eat that everyday but do you call baugette baugette bread???!!!

[@lilqueen339]

Damn people really make cookie for Christmas I guess my family just lazy asf.

[@chelseatieman]

I buy cookie dough haha. I'm still technically "baking."

[@duyenle1612]

My fam doesn’t celebrate Christmas so I just make cocktails to boost the spirit lol 😂

[@nikkole9951]

Lol this comment made me laugh. Sounds like something one of my sons would say when they are older. I just don’t bake so no cookies here unless they are premade dough.

[@mei5064]

Just my preference but I would make all of them a bit thicker... I think it would make them less dry and chewier. 🍪

[@lucjamurzanska9933]

Why were the cookies so thin???

[@duyenle1612]

FINALLY!!!! Someone said it 👍👍👍👍👍

[@isabellatran1310]

No???.?.?

[@zohasayed4948]

Me FREAKING out by seeing Taylor's name here 😂😂😂

[@swifttay1872]

I love that fact that Taylor secret ingredient is chai leaves.... And man chai itself means tea u dont have to say chai tea...

[@maddoxmcintyre4162]

i would love to see this series but with an actual professional baker. somebody who can make cookies CORRECTLY

[@drew413]

I think part of the problem here was with the chef, who is usually great. Each of these cookies looked like he rolled them way too thin and only sparsely decorated them. Also recipe 2 & 3 were virtually identical

[@kyliecarbon1621]

Am I the only one wondering if the cookies were dry because he rolled them too thin??? (No hate just a question because I could be wrong)

[@jenniferthomas6273]

This is exactly why! He rolled them to like 1/8 or 1/16 of an inch not a 1/4 inch.

[@amyness3452]

And also, seemed to be too much flour.

[@englishatheart]

Yes, it's just you. Literally no one else. 😝

[@shreydesai207]

Wait- did he say "egg yolk" and then "egg white" in Melania's recipe? Egg yolk+ Egg white= Egg. Hmmm....

[@mumerias8117]

Can we all agree that the results of this one doesn’t count

[@appsyC]

Idk why but Merry Holidays just doesn't sound right

[@Snj1705]

It is Happy holidays i think

[@ItsJustJakieG]

This dude is a bad baker 😳

[@kapeekolasamsung7730]

He rolled all of them out so thin lol

[@sophiapetrakis8509]

For the first time we are not bitching about the judges 😂

[@DoraIsCool]

Absolutely Taylor Swift

[@deliciousdessertsbyabby529]

Is no one going to talk about the “Merry Holidays” like I’m legit dying😂

[@kellydavis7741]

In what universe are those a 1/4 inch thick?

[@amanisuleiman6280]

Love these series

[@AGoo-fc5qx]

5:35 “she used stars, but I used planes to cut my cookies cause you know she bouta jet outta there” ✈️🤣

[@avril14thlove]

I'm sorry, Jessica Alba's cookies looked nasty.

[@akashpurwar8085]

Love this series!

[@sum4634]

None of these were inspiring except the egg nog icing. I also laughed at the "ashy cookie" remark 😂😂😂

[@remylerat642]

They look so good! I was so excited when I saw that this video came out! 🎄 ❄️ ⛄️ 🍪

[@angieinthesky]

5:32 "She used stars, and I used planes to cut out my cookies, 'cause y'know, SHE ABOUT TO GET OUTTA THERE" i'm wHeEzInG

[@bhn028]

Happy Holidays and thank you!

[@isabellemarshall204]

I’ve made Taylor’s cookies before. They’re delicious!!

[@starsdoyoulikethem]

This Christmas, I plan to bake Taylor’s cookies. I’ve never baked before (I’m excluding the few occasions where I used the premade mixes in those boxes)

[@lisafisserman1143]

I'm sad that he had so much spare dough 😕 they prob did not trow it away, but it would be nice too show.

[@mayfall2]

Cream the butter and sugar until it's light and fluffy. Leaves butter chunky. ...

[@angeliclicia2894]

i love his energy!

[@deepalimidha1371]

me or did it look like he was icing for just formality?

[@BellieRose]

Wtf! All the cookies he made was so thin! 🤣 I made Taylor's cookies twice before, all i can say is, he didn't gave justice to Taylor's cookies.

[@kallisto3263]

Please do „which celebrity has the best casserole“ Btw I love this format 😍

[@junsngs]

tatlor swift duhhhhh

[@malakgamer8403]

HI GUYS" IM SO POOR" IM NOT GET JOB" AND NO ONE WAS SUPPORT ME" KZbin ALSO NOT GIVE ME VIEWS"

[@celia_md]

As Jake Peralta once said, blablabla. Taylor Swift always right.

[@mycherry1995]

my favorite christmas cookie is sandnøtter it's one of our traditional Christmas cookies in norway , its almost the same as melting moments but we use potato starch instead of corn flour , u should try to make some sometime .

[@2reall1738]

If you think this channel is soo chill likee

[@faatihsiddique9600]

I wasn’t looking into the comments thinking Taylor might lose yasss she won! 👁👄👁

[@emolash]

It's easier and quicker to just buy cookies from a shop, no messing around with the ingredients and no cleaning up afterwards.

[@pinkshamrock5590]

If anyone wants an awesome recipe for soft sugar cookies with frosting, let me know. It was my Grandma’s recipe and we have been making them for almost every holiday. They are hard to resist.

[@bm91xx]

Yes please :)

[@pinkshamrock5590]

1 1/3 cup Kerry Gold Butter (yes, it makes a difference) 1 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon REAL vanilla extract 2 eggs (organic with orange yolks) 8 teaspoons whole milk 4 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Mix butter and sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla. Add eggs one at a time. Add flour, baking powder and salt until JUST mixed. Depending on your weather, you made to need to add more flour or more milk. Dough should be sticky but not leave a residue on your finger. You can refrigerate if you like, but not necessary. Generously flour counter and roll out to 1/3 to 1/2 inch think and cut out. Bake at 350 (or 325 if your oven runs hot) for 8-12 minutes, depending on size of your cookie. Top should look less wet, but not totally dry. Sides should be only LIGHTLY brown. I like no brown at all. This is a SOFT sugar cookie. Let rest until room temperature and put either Betty Crocker or Duncan Hines VANILLA frosting on top (never whipped). Never Pillsbury. Or make your own. if not eating right away, store unfrosted cookies in an air tight container with a slice of bread to ensure softness. Grandma totally got into Heaven for sharing this recipe.

[@WebsterAnn]

I'm not sure this guy was - the most experienced person to do this video?

[@AsianNooob]

This man said angel boy that’s a gingerbread man lol love the video tho 💕

[@thehorsesnamewasfriday8695]

Why were they all so dry bruh

[@kamcorder3585]

This homeboy looks like he has never made cookies before

[@sum4634]

I think the cookies are being rolled out too thin based on my knowledge from shows like Food Network's Christmas Cookie Challenge 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@mericawilliams8891]

She use stars but I use airplanes because u know she gotta get out of there. 😂😂💀💀

[@breyerlover17]

I. Died. When he said that! Bye bye Melania! lol

[@carissa1446]

Ice to your hearts desire Me to myself: my heart desires more icing.

[@nikkole9951]

I hate baking but kudos to those people who have the patience for it.

[@meladylody0811]

I don't think this guy gave all the sugar cookie recipe justice. He made a lot of dough but he rolled out the cookies way too thin, they're dry and no interest in making them look pretty at all. The effort given to these recipes are half assed.

[@duchessfrappuccino4993]

My favorite was 2 and 3

[@dariodifranco4220]

She boutta get outta there had me dying lmaooo

[@brielnamuco8036]

" and i used planes cux yk she got to get out of there "

[@amalzuhair4495]

I feel like he half assed Mariah's cookies when it came to the icing

[@m0chi_fum1]

i want this video to be remaked on christmas next year..

[@annagressett3734]

cutting Melania's cookies into a plane bc "she about to get outta there" made my day

[@felicial644]

He said I used planes because she gotta get out there!!’ Lol 😂 😂 😂

[@rebeccashuman6199]

I 💜 Taylor Swift’s and Mariah Carey’s Holiday Cookies! 💯💯

[@SmittenKitten.]

They needed a baker for this test.

[@maryvogel4785]

So many things wrong with how he made these... and you are supposed to let cookies cool before frosting!

[@aaliyah471]

i feel like he kind of ruined the recipes and it wasn’t that fair 💀

[@janiahsmith2815]

Taylor Swift!!!

[@kelly-pl1ep]

I've never seen a cookie so thin and as someone who uses the metric system, that does NOT look like 1/4 of an inch.

[@ishitaasawa8916]

It's funny because the word chai comes from India , it basically means tea so why chai tea 😂 btw thanks Taylor for putting some Indian touch to your cookies

[@sophiabloemen9412]

the taylor swift cookie is so good

[@the.basement.trolls]

It is funny because they were playing “Shake it off” on Mariah Carey’s cookie.

[@izymarie1845]

No they weren’t

[@thvf2381]

that's now how you bake taylor's cookies!

[@rioalmondet]

i wanna try taylor's

[@sumisculinaryjournal]

I'm into crispy cookies.otherwise it's SOGGY!!! Taylor's cookie be the best!❤️

[@jay-leevanderberg8174]

‘It’s gonna be a plane because she about to be outta there’ I died